Create EVE-OS Compatible Red Hat VM

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Prerequisites:

Create a Virtual Machine (VM):

  • Open VirtualBox manager and create a new VM. Provide the name of the VM. Click on continue.

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  • Select the memory size as appropriate. Try to keep a minimum of 4GB and click continue.

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  • Select create a virtual disk now and click continue.

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  • Choose type as vmdk and click continue.

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  • Choose dynamic allocation and click continue.

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  • Choose the file location and size. Try to keep the minimum size to 30GB, and location can be the default.

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  • Click on the settings and then system and check for the following settings:
    • The boot order should be the first cd-rom and then the hard disk.
    • In the extended features, make sure all three are selected.

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  • Click on storage and perform the following.
    • Add the Red Hat downloaded iso.

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  • Go to Settings → Storage and change the disk controller type to virtio if using a KVM-based EVE-OS image.

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Review the Final Configuration

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Start the Red Hat Installations

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Convert the Image to qcow2 Format

Use the following command to convert the Image to qcow2 Format:

qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 redhatvm.vmdk  redhatvm.qcow2

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